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CDUS44 KTSA 130802
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         90    210 PM 100    1930  86      4       82       
                                      1909                          
  MINIMUM         74    636 AM  47    1940  64     10       56       
  AVERAGE         82                        75      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.41 1945   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.88                      1.35   4.53     4.78    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.88                      1.35   4.53     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     50.04                     29.48  20.56    32.28    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         2     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        10      7        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       139     -9      155       
  SINCE SEP 1    130                       139     -9      155       
  SINCE JAN 1   1841                      1726    115     1948       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       101      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        42      1902                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2008.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2008.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.4         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        32800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT